Crisis Four [Import] [Hardcover]

Andy McNab (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Press (1999)
• ISBN-10: 0552208175
• ISBN-13: 978-0552208178
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Remote Control, August 1, 2000

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P. Elkin "phil4000" (Frisco, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crisis Four (Hardcover)

First things first. I absolutely loved Remote Control. I scanned Amazon regularly to see when Andy McNab's next book was out and ordered it the day it appeared. I put down another book the minute Crisis Four showed up.

Now that I've read it, I'm a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong - it's not bad. It just pales in comparison to Remote Control.

Oh, sure, most of the action will knock you out of your chair (two insanely great scenes - clearing the lake house and the pursuit through the woods). The tradecraft has an authentic feel to it. The characters are a bit less flat than Remote Control.

So why the disappointment? The components are all there, but they don't add up to a very exciting whole. McNab is an entertaining writer, once he gets going. It's just that the basic premise of this story is not all that compelling.

In addition, the characters, while a little bit less flat than Remote Control's, are also less interesting. Sarah is not very sympathetic. Lynn and Elizabeth are barely there. Josh is just a sap. Compare these characters to Slack Pat and Euan - there might not have been much detail to them, but they were memorable.

So, bottom line: Crisis Four is pretty good. It's not as good as Remote Control. Even still, I look forward to the next adventure of Nick Stone.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 star fiction - or fact!, July 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Crisis Four (Hardcover)

Just finished the brilliant Crisis Four - can anyone help me with this - it's writen so convincingly, every detail seems real - it makes me wonder, did this, or something like this, really happen to Andy McNab?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Details, details, details, November 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Crisis Four (Mass Market Paperback)

Welcome to the gloomy side of special operations. A world of detailed tradecraft, freezing rain and icy mud, cheap motels, and junk food. If you thought spec ops was glamorous, why it's time you met Andy McNab, working class operator.

McNab's novels are the mirror opposite of Marcinko's or Clancy's. No sass, no high level meetings with world leaders, no tech whizbang. McNab is the Johnny Paycheck of spec ops, all working-class fieldcraft, full of grit and authentic-sounding detail.

Kept in the dark by his superiors, surrounded by sell-outs, and a few thin paychecks away from trouble, McNab's hired gun character can rely only upon his disciplined SAS tradecraft to stay alive and in the game.

As dark as all this sounds, there is much to learn from McNab's hero, Nick Stone.

The man's sanity is rooted in his ability to get on with things, no matter what. His training, his practical skills, and his courage enable him to get past even the most extreme adversities, without despairing or getting sentimental. He does get banged up but he stays focused on the mission.

Also, McNab's novels are refreshingly devoid of Rambo heroism, but long on authentic-sounding teachings -- from outdoor survival tricks to emergency first aid, it's all here in minute and gory detail. If only McNab's plots were on a par with his tactical knowhow ...